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Christmas and New Year Waste Collection Arrangements

Please find below some information regarding waste collections during Christmas and New Year and some additional information which we hope you will find useful   During the Christmas and New Year period waste collection days will change which can be seen in the table below.  Unfortunately there are four weeks of disruptions which start the […]

PR0752 Proposed Prohibition of Heavy Commercial Vehicles – B1040 at Hilton

This is the next step in the current Local Highways Improvement project to achieve a 24hr HGV ban on the B1040 through Hilton. Cambridgeshire County Council is publishing this proposal on 24th November 2021. For further details please visit their permanent traffic regulation orders page and select PR0752. The effect of this Order will be […]

Footpaths & Bridleways

We are very lucky in Hilton to be surrounded by a network of footpaths and bridleways, leading to some lovely walks. Unfortunately, a small minority of people are straying from the established paths and walking around, and sometimes even across, farmer’s fields. Many fields have a grass margin in the headlands, but these are for […]

Enhanced Response Area status vital to protect NHS and vital services

Communication from Cambridgeshire County Council: Local leaders have welcomed the announcement that, following an approach from Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Councils, the Government has agreed that both areas will become an Enhanced Response Area for tackling the Covid pandemic from Monday. They have pledged to use it to push for additional measures and resources to drive […]

Hilton Speedwatch Needs Your Help!

Hilton Speedwatch is looking for volunteers to join their group. The Community Speedwatch scheme trains volunteers from members of the community to get actively involved in monitoring the speed of vehicles travelling through their neighbourhood. It is used in areas where speeding has been identified as a priority at quarterly neighbourhood panel meetings. Community Speedwatch […]

CAPASP Scam Warning

Emails impersonating UK supermarkets and high street stores Fake marketing surveys promising gift cards of up to £100 for filling them out have been impersonating the likes of ASDA, Morrisons and Tesco. Fraudsters have been posing as these well-known supermarkets in order to gain your trust and send you on to potentially dangerous websites. ASDA phishing […]

Cambridgeshire County Council Annual Travel to Work Survey

Employees can win a £50 Amazon voucher if they take part in Cambridgeshire County Council’s annual travel to work survey. The survey helps Smart Journeys (a project co-led by the council which supports the delivery of sustainable travel) understand how residents across the county are travelling to work and how many days they are now […]

CAPASP Newsletter

Welcome to October’s Newsletter! With the nights drawing in, we thought it might be a good idea this month to highlight the work that Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Trading Standards does to tackle rogue traders. We’ve got some good news about a new scam website reporting service and, if you ever wondered what a “money mule” […]

Streetworks

A contractor, on behalf of BT Open Reach, is currently installing ducting for superfast broadband in the village. They are currently on Fenstanton Road and will be moving along the Green and the High Street. This work is being carried out using temporary traffic lights which may add to your journey times.